Shelf.



T. T. PRHCHARD.

SHELF.

APPLICATION FILED SAN-16,1918.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

I \NVENTOR 2770mm ZPWzzT/f'ara ATTQR N EY THOMAS T. PRITCHARD, 0FHYATTSVILLE, WYOMING.

SHELF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Application filed January 16, 1918. Serial No. 212,086.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, THOMAS T. PRITGHARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hyattsville, in the county of Bighorn and State ofWyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shelves,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shelves, and animportant object of the invention is to provide a shelf including meanswhereby the same may be supported from a nail or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device including meanswhereby the same may be readily detached and attached to a supportingmember.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device which is supportedin such a manner that the rear wall of the device snugly engages theelement upon which it is supported, whereby the shelves may be held in arigid position.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide supporting means for thedevice which when attached to a nail or the like will coact with eachotherwhereby the supporting members will be held in close engagementwith the nail or the like.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of theabove mentioned character which is strong, durable, inexpensive tomanufacture and is eflicient in practice.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of the description andwherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the shelf,looking at the forward end of the device, and

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the same.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 1 designates the bottomof a tray having its marginal edges bent upwardly at substantially rightangles to the bottom of the shelf, to form the front 2, the sides 3, andthe rear wall 4. The top marginal edge 5 of the rear wall 4 is rolledinwardly, and extends a substantial distance above the top edges of thesides and front walls. This edge is rolled to receive a rod 6 thereinfor a purpose which will presently appear. Intermediate the ends of saidwall, I provide a substantially semi-circular cut away portion 7, thelowermost edge of which extends below the rods 6. Each of the sides 3are provided with an opening 8, intermediate its end, for a purposewhichwill presently appear.

A supporting rod 9 has its lower end 10 looped'to snugly embrace the rod6, at the opening7. The uppermost end of the rod 9 is provided with aloop 11 which is arranged at substantially right angles to the loop 10so that the same may be correctly positioned upon a nail or the like. Abrace member 12 is substantially U-shaped to provide the arms 13 and thebridging or connecting portion 14. The free ends of the arms 13 arecurved inwardly to form the hooks 15 which are adapted for reception inthe openings 8 in the sides of the shelf. Intermediate the ends of thebridging portion 14, I bend said portion upwardly to form the invertedU-shaped loop 16, the arms of which lie in spaced relation. The loop 16is also adapted to be received upon a nail or the like, and when in sucha position is inclined from the tray toward the supporting nail. Thisbracing member 12 is adapted to be of such length that when the same isconnected to the tray and engaged with the nail, the tray will besupported in parallel relation to the floor.

The numeral 17 designates a wall, a portion of a cabinet, or a verticalportion of a cabinet or the like, in which is driven a nail 18, havingits headed portion extending a substantial distance from the element 17.

In use the supporting arm 9 is raised to a position at substantiallyright angles to the bottom 1 of the tray, and the loop 11 is passed overthe head of the nail 18. The loop 16 of the brace member 12 is thenpassed over the head of the nail so that the top portion of the loop 16engages the shank of the nail.

Whenever a heavy article is placed in the forward end of the tray adownward force will be exerted upon the tray which will naturally drawthe brace member 12 along with it and slide the top portion of the loopoutwardly of the shank of the nail so that said portion will cause thetop portion of of the loop 11 to be snugly engaged between the head ofthe nail and the top of the loop 16.

It will be readily seen that the supporting rod and brace member may bedetached from the nail and may be swung downwardly into close engagementwith the shelf so that the same may be stored in a comparatively smallspace.

It is to be'understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred form of the same and variouschanges in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim.

1. A shelf including a body portion having one of its walls rolledinwardly and provided with a cut away portion, a rod secured in the saidrolled portion, a supporting member having one of its ends looped aboutsaid rod, and its opposite end looped to be received upon a shank, and abrace member connected to the body portion and supported on said shank.

2. A shelf including a body portion, a rear wall carried by said bodyportion, said wall having its upper marginal edge curved inwardly, asupporting rod connected to said wall and a brace member connected tothe body portion of the shelf.

3. A shelf including a body portion having walls thereon, the rear wallof which is curved inwardly, a supporting member having its lower endconnected to said curved portion'and its upper end secured to a support,and a brace member connected to the body portion and having a loopthereon engaged with said support.

4. A shelf including a body portion, a supporting member pivotallyconnected thereto and having its upper end looped to be received uponashank, and a brace member having its lower end detachably connected tosaid body portion and its upper horizontal portion bent intermediate itsends to form an inverted U shaped loop adapted to be detachably receivedupon said shank.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS T. PRITCHARD.

Witnesses:

MARIE PORTER, SGIPIO C. PRrroHARD.

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